The Geecologist

James

James

May 24, 2025 | Lies, Truth & Lies | 0 comments

Never had a situation felt so absurd, surreal and ridiculous. And I had spent my life as a slave. There we were, twelve of us, marching down the main street that separated the free side of town from the slave side, ten white men in blackface, one black man passing for...
The Sellout

The Sellout

Mar 19, 2022 | Lies, Truth & Lies | 0 comments

And now you could read... Homesick for Another World Mockingbird The Heart Goes Last Homesick for Another World Homegoing Breakfast of...
Homegoing

Homegoing

Jun 9, 2019 | Lies, Truth & Lies | 0 comments

In the other room, Beulah started whimpering in her sleep. The child had night terrors. They came at unpredictable intervals: one month here, two days there. Some days they were so bad she would wake herself up to the sound of her own screams or she’d have scratches...
Cry, The Beloved Country

Cry, The Beloved Country

Jun 22, 2009 | Lies | 0 comments

Because the white man has power, we too want power, he said. But when a black man gets power, when he gets money, he is a great man if he is not corrupted. I have seen it often. He seeks power and money to put right what is wrong, and when he gets them, why, he enjoys...